LISTEN UP YOU MEDALING KIDS! Wendy MacArthur, Hopkinton Middle School librarian, served on the AASL Odyssey Award Committee and Laura Gardner, Dartmouth Middle School librarian, served on the Alex Award Committee. ‘What was that like?’ we ask, and, what does it take to do it yourself? Reach us at [email protected]

Resources Discussed:

https://www.ala.org/news/2026/01/american-library-association-announces-2026-youth-media-award-winners 

https://www.mateenchoicebook.org/ 

​​https://www.ala.org/aasl/awards (Sybil, Alex, Newbery, Caldecott, Odyssey, Pura Belpre, Printz, Sibert, quick picks for Reluctant Young Readers, et. al.)

Eyes of the Impossible, Dave Eggers

Soundtrack, Jason Reynolds

The Dead of Summer, Ryan La Sala

Trans History, Alex L. Combs and Andrew Eakett

Don’t Trust Fish, By Neil Sharpson On Tour Illustrated by Dan Santat On Tour

YALSA https://www.ala.org/yalsa 

YSBR https://ysbookreviews.wordpress.com/ 

SLJ https://www.slj.com/ 

Morris Seminar

Heavy Medal: The Mock Newbery Blog

Betsy Bird

Sonita, Sonita Alizada

https://www.zoom.com/